Snapping fabrics

ABSTRACT

A snapping fabrics comprising of: a loop fabric, which knitted by complex, spun micro-fiber and splinted thereafter to recover smaller fiber, which enable to form the loops on the yarn between the inter-knitting node; a hook fabrics, which knitted by blended spun yarn or synthetic fiber and hairiness treatment thereafter to form the hooks of hooking said loops of said loop fabrics respectively.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is relating to snapping fabrics, especially to afabric combination having the similar snapping effect of traditionalVelcro.

2. The Relating Prior Art

The Velcro, as a conventional snapping or tripping fabrics can be foundin our living environment and widely used in garment, leather goods,shoes, diaper, helmet, etc. The major reason is that the Velcro isconvenient in snapping.

However, there are some unsatisfied drawbacks in using Velcro, forexample, Velcro is stiff in texture, has a certain thickness and isdifficult to produced directly connected to the fabric. Normally, itshould be by sewing or other ways to attach or connect the Velcro on thearticles which using said Velcro. Therefore, if the articles usingVelcro requires to be soft in texture or less thick than the thicknessof Velcro, due to the texture of Velcro material, the Velcro isdifficult to meet such requirements.

Taiwan Utility Model Publication No. 479,477 is relating to thin basefabrics having a snapping surface knitted by a single filament. Itdisclosed a snapping fabric with a base fabric which formed by each weftfilament being knitted to become a node then each adjacent nodes beinginterlocked to form a pair of inlay, then, by interlocking continuousnodes to form the strips of combining the base warp tissues. That means,the base fabrics of said snapping fabrics is made by single filament,under special knitting for to the curving floating circles therebyproviding a thinner Velcro. The fact prevents the trouble caused by thethickness of Velcro.

Beside the above-mentioned thickness issue, there is still a problem ofunintended adherence. The reason is that the loops of conventionsnapping fabrics are too large in dimension which providing theopportunity of small things to insert through or fall within the loops.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide snappingfabrics having a thinner thickness as well as the smaller loops andhooks. Furthermore, the snapping fabrics of the present invention alsocan be made with the other part of fabrics to become part of fabrics.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the loop fabrics, which is enlarged 200 times.

FIG. 2 shows the hook fabrics enlarged 200 times.

FIG. 3 shows the yarn of loop fabrics which not being splinted enlarged200 times.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in the drawings, basically, the snapping fabrics of a loopfabric 1 and a hook fabric 2 comprise the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the loop fabrics 1 including loops which formed byintensive and loosen single fiber on the yarn between the inter-knittingnodes. Actually, these loops are similar to conventional loops butsmaller in dimension. When practiced, the loop fabrics 1 can be made bymicro-fiber, which has the diameter, less than 1 denier. The productionof micro-fiber is mature technology. As shown in FIG. 3, the normalprocess may adopt two different high molecular fabric materials bycomplex spinning them become the complex fiber and then separating them(normally call splitting) to obtain the micro-fiber. Therefore, the loopfabrics 1 of the present invention is by knitting the micro-fiber yarnthen splitting them to form the loosen but intensive thinner fabricsloops between the inter-knitting nodes of the yarn. The method ofsplitting can be carried out by chemical process as well as mechanicalprocess. The chemical process is by chemical solvent to dissolve one ofthe fibers but leave the other one. If by the mechanical method, twodifferent complex fibers can be separated by mechanically rubbing.

Referring to FIG. 2, the hook fabrics 2 is knitted by blended spun yarnor synthetic fiber. After knitting, then, no matter filament or staplefiber, all are brushed to form hairiness. Brushing, then shearing, andburning thereafter can carry out the brushing process. Therefore, thehook fabrics 2 will have plurality of uniform but intensive hairinessand with the bead-shaped hooks in the end of each fiber.

In practice, when the hook fabrics 2 adheres the loop fabrics 1 face toface, the hairiness of the hook fabrics 2 will be hooked or restrainedby loop fabrics 1. The way, to achieve the anti-pulling effect oradherence, which the conventional snapping fabrics have.

Therefore, by adopting the present invention, the advantages and effectscan be achieved are:

-   1) The thickness can be effectively reduced due to the use of    micro-fiber and knitted them as part of the fabrics directly.-   2) Because the snapping fabrics of the present invention forms the    loops and hooks directly on the surface of fabrics without base    cloth or base substrate, therefore, based on the soft texture, when    used as band strip, can be rolled or wrapped more tightly and    closely.-   3) The diameter of monofilament is much smaller than the diameter of    human hair, except it can prevent the user form skin stimulating,    also prevent the other thing from insert or fall within fabrics, by    which, maintain the longer adhere life.

In summation of the above description, the present invention hereincomplies with the patent application requirements and is submitted forpatent application. However, the description and its accompanieddrawings are used for describing preferred embodiments of the presentinvention, and it is to be understood that the invention is not limitedthereto. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modificationsand similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appendedclaims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as toencompass all such modifications and similar arrangements andprocedures.

1) A snapping fabrics comprising of: A loop fabric, which knitted by complex, spun micro-fiber and splinted thereafter to recover smaller fiber, which enable to form the loops on the yarn between the inter-knitting node; A hook fabrics, which knitted by blended spun yarn or synthetic fiber and hairiness treatment thereafter to form the hooks of hooking said loops of said loop fabrics respectively. 2) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein said split is by chemical method to dissolve one of the fibers. 3) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein said split is by mechanical method to separate the different material fibers. 4) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein the yarn of said hook fabrics is staple fiber and the hairiness treatment is brushing and shearing. 5) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein the yarn of said hook fabrics is filament and by hairiness treatment of brushing and shearing to form the hooks. 6) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fiber of hook fabrics can be burned after hairiness treatment to form the bead-shaped hooks. 7) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, the hooks and loops can be formed individually on the opposite surface of fabrics. 8) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein said snapping fabrics can be formed on the different portions of the same surface of fabrics. 9) The snapping fabrics as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hairiness of said hook fabrics is in rough surface. 